Joe Weatherley toasted his maiden ECB Southern Electric Premier League century before wrapping up an 18-run win for the Hampshire Academy over Lymington by taking the last three wickets.

The King Edward VI talent, pictured above, carried his bat throughout the Academy total of 197-3, hitting 102 not out on a demanding Sports Ground surface.

He later took the last three Lymington wickets at a personal cost of 16 runs to climax a collapse which saw the New Forest club plunge from 133-3 to 179 all out.

Weatherley modestly downplayed his own contribution saying: “A score in the region of 200 was never going to be easy to get, but I’m sure Lymington will be disappointed they didn’t win from the position they were in.

“But we bowled well at crucial times, with all seven wickets in the collapse falling to spin. As the pitch dried out, there was some big lift and turn.”

Weatherley, who “thoroughly enjoyed” the experience of being 12th man for Hampshire in the previous evening’s NatWest t20 Blast victory over Essex, hit only three boundaries in his maiden century.

But, to put that statistic into perspective, the Academy scored only nine fours in their entire innings.

“We were going along at two an over for best part of 30 overs. “It was far from easy as the pitch was understandably slow and the outfield very damp,” he added.

But Weatherley’s hugely disciplined century, aided by 51 from Tom Alsop, and what proved a critical up-tempo pre-tea salvo from Andy Gorvin saw the Hampshire lads to 197-3.

Portsmouth Grammar School all-rounder Gorvin hit three fours and struck an enormous six out of the ground off Matt Metcalfe (2-42).

Lymington were on the back foot immediately Australia Under-19 batsman Damien Mortimer ran himself out and Cameron Grierson followed him back to the pavilion soon after.

Former Bournemouth duo Dom Hand (49) and Ryan Scott (53) retrieved the situation, their 75-run partnership taking Lymington’s reply to 93-3.

Darren Cowley (22) smacked three sixes but, when he was caught and bowled by Brad Taylor (3-26) at 133-4, Lymington fell apart.

The young off-spinner snared Ben Rogers and Scott in quick succession as Lymington lost a fourth wicket for 19 runs. Weatherley then nailed the tail, taking three of the last four wickets at a personal cost of 16 runs to leave Lymington 179 all out.